Everpurse: A Purse with a Built-In Phone Charger
Everpurse(NEW YORK) — Liz Salcedo was a social worker who helped other people with their problems, but she had a problem of her own: a battery life problem. She was using her phone heavily, and by 2 p.m. on most days, her iPhone was almost completely …
Apple Stock Closes Above $700
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Not that long ago $400 was considered by some to be too high a price to pay for Apple stock, but now that seems like a bargain as the stock closed on Tuesday above $700 for the first time — $701.91 to be exact. The …
Federal Reserve Bailing Out Obama, Paul Ryan Says
SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — As the Federal Reserve pumps billions of dollars into the economy with the hope of stimulating job creation, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said that the Fed is bailing out President Obama &ldquo…
iPhone Thefts: ‘Apple Picking’ on the Rise
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cities across the country are on alert as officials warn of an uptick in stolen Apple products, dubbed “Apple picking.”According to the Federal Communications Commission, 30-40 percent of robberies i…
You Can Now Pre-Order the iPhone 5
ABC News(NEW YORK) — You can now pre-order the iPhone 5 from Apple, Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint’s websites. The phone went on sale online at 3:01 a.m. ET Friday.No matter where you shop, the 16GB model will start at $199 with a two-year c…
Apple’s iPhone 5 Announcement Leaves Stock Unchanged
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The highly-anticipated announcement sent shares of Apple (AAPL) down as the tech company announced the glass and aluminum iPhone 5. Because the build-up and this summer’s speculation over the phone …
The iPhone 5 Is Coming: How to Sell Your Old iPhone
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In anticipation of the new iPhone 5, which Apple is expected to announce on Wednesday, millions of users have begun preparing to get rid of their old iPhones.In the last 30 days, Gazelle, a site tha…
Apple to Announce iPhone 5 and New iPods
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — After months of rumors and speculation, Apple will announce on Wednesday its next iPhone — the iPhone 5.Starting at 10:00 a.m. PT, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook is expected to take the stage and detail the new f…
Facebook Stock: Mark Zuckerberg Promises Improvement
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, admitted Tuesday that the company’s stock has disappointed investors, and promised better results as Facebook’s mobile app is made friendlier to advertisers.”The perfo…
New iPods Expected to Launch Alongside iPhone 5
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — It’s already widely known: Apple will take the stage on Wednesday, Sept. 12 to unveil its next iPhone, or what many believe will be called the iPhone 5. But the new iPhone won’t be the only pro…
Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD: $15 to Lose Pre-Loaded Ads
Amazon(NEW YORK) — Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD starts at $199, but it will cost $214 if you don’t want ads on your screen.Last week when Amazon unveiled the new tablets it didn’t mention that the company would be getting a bit more aggre…
Google Glasses at New York Fashion Week
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google Inc., and designer Diane Von Furstenberg. Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Image(NEW YORK) — The models who walked the runway at Diane von Furstenberg’s show at New York Fashion week Sunday didn’t only get…
Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire HD
ABC News(SANTA MONICA, Calif.) — Amazon has set off a big Fire. The Kindle Fire HD, Amazon’s new souped-up tablet will be bigger, faster and more expensive, the CEO Jeff Bezos announced today at a press event in Santa Monica, Calif. “We haven’t built …
Amazon to Debut New Kindle Fire, E-Readers
Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Amazon is holding an event Thursday in Santa Monica, Calif., where the Seattle-based company is expected to launch its new Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablet. An ad, which aired Wedne…
iPhone 5? Apple Announces Sept. 12 Media Event
Courtesy of Apple(NEW YORK) — Apple on Tuesday confirmed its widely-rumored Sept. 12 media event, where the company is expected to introduce the next generation of its wildly-popular iPhone — what many are calling “iPhone 5.”“It&rsq…
Apple Seeks Ban on Samsung Galaxy S III, Note 10.1
PARK JI-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The jury might have handed Apple a win in the U.S.-based intellectual property trial, but the Apple v. Samsung battle is far from over.Early last week Apple requested an injunction on eight of the Samsung phon…
Apple Seeks Ban on Samsung Galaxy S III, Note 10.1
PARK JI-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The jury might have handed Apple a win in the U.S.-based intellectual property trial, but the Apple v. Samsung battle is far from over.Early last week Apple requested an injunction on eight of the Samsung phon…
Japanese Judge Rules Samsung Didn’t Infringe Apple’s Patent
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images(TOKYO) — A week after Samsung was ordered to pay over $1 billion to Apple for copyright infringement in the U.S., a decision on Friday in a similar, but much smaller, case in Japan didn’t end in Apple’s favor.A…
Kindle Fire Sold Out as Amazon Plans for Sept. 6 Launch of New Version
Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Amazon’s Kindle Fire has become one of the most popular tablets on the market in the past year. But you can’t get one anymore, at least not for the next week or so. Thursday Amazon announced that a…
Sony Has No Plans for a 7-inch Tablet
Sony(NEW YORK) — Despite plans to lay off 1,000 employees, streamline its business and kill off its optical disc drive unit, Sony has announced a slew of new products.Among the new products introduced at simultaneous news conferences in Berlin and New…